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Château Haut-Brion 2017

2017 was a good, solid year in Bordeaux, without being a standout.

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What to expect

Expect a pleasant, lighter wine that is usually best enjoyed younger.

20 of the 32 years we cover for this wine were rated higher.

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The year
Good
Price when new
≈$390a bottle, when first offered
Last sold at auction for
≈$425a bottle · Christie's, Mar 2021
How hard to find
Getting scarce9 years old

Other vintages of this wine

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

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ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult

What bottles sell for

At auction, standard bottles of this vintage have sold for between ≈$398 and ≈$425 each, across 5 sales since March 2021.

Every sale on record9 lots, each linked to the auction house
$390$400$410$420$4302021-03-262021-03-27HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $398HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $398HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $398HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $425HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $425USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date5 lots of 75 cl bottles sold in USD at Christie's · prices as published by each house · ≈ converted to USD at the 9 Oct 2026 rate
Sale dateHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Sep 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 24534) · London · lot 3612 × 37.5 cl≈$1,984≈$165
Dec 2025Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting, Day II (sale 24692) · New York · lot 4123 × 150 cl$3,250$1,083
Dec 2025Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting, Day II (sale 24692) · New York · lot 4116 × 75 cl$3,000$500
Jun 2025Christie'sThree Great Cellars: A Celebration of Superb Burgundy and Large Format Bordeaux (sale 23892) · London · lot 30212 × 75 cl≈$3,969≈$331
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 48312 × 75 cl≈$4,779≈$398
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 48212 × 75 cl≈$4,779≈$398
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 48112 × 75 cl≈$4,779≈$398
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 11012 × 75 cl≈$5,097≈$425
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 10912 × 75 cl≈$5,097≈$425
 Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s include the buyer’s fee; Hart Davis Hart shows the price before it.

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2017 at the neighbours

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More about the yearThe harvest, the blend and the first price
Release date
14 June 2018
Price when new
≈$390'Haut-Brion started June 14 off by releasing its 2017 futures for 348 euros per bottle ex-négociant, down 17 percent'Wine Spectator, 2018-05-09
First US shop price
$492 in 2018Wine Spectator, 2018-05-09
What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $28–$95 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $28 to $95 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.

Low estimateImputed land cost: $11.34Vineyard operations: $3.31Oak barrels: $0.56Winemaking labour and cellar work: $2.50Cellar aging: $1.20Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $4.90Winery overhead: $3.00Financing over the aging period: $1.61$28 per bottleHigh estimateImputed land cost: $43.88Vineyard operations: $10.24Oak barrels: $1.61Winemaking labour and cellar work: $5.00Cellar aging: $2.96Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $13.40Winery overhead: $7.00Financing over the aging period: $10.89$95 per bottleImputed land costVineyard operationsOak barrelsWinemaking labour and cellar workCellar agingBottle, closure, label, case and bottlingWinery overheadFinancing over the aging periodUS$ per 75 cl bottle at the winery, before any margin, tax or transport · Corkonomics cost model

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Sources

  1. Château Haut-Brion — producer profile, The Wine Cellar Insider, 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2026. typical annual production
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